Chukwuemeka Steve Ohakwe

Senior Software Engineer

A seasoned software engineer with 9 years of experience building robust, maintainable solutions across fintech, logistics, and educational platforms. I specialize in both front and back-end development, including modern web technologies, delivering scalable products that power real-world businesses.

About

I am a highly organized and hardworking individual with a keen attention to detail, ensuring not only meeting but surpassing expectations. Additionally, I am a natural motivator, dedicated to inspiring others to reach their full potential and contributing to a positive and collaborative team environment. With a proven track record of success, I am confident in my ability to bring these qualities to any role and make meaningful contributions.

Currently, I'm a Full-stack Developer at Legitcar, specializing in both front and backend development. I contribute to the creation and maintenance of UI components as well as the backend implementations that power our platform's frontend, ensuring our platform meets web accessibility standards and best practices to deliver an inclusive user experience.

In the past, I've had the opportunity to develop software across a variety of settings — from advertising agencies and large corporations to start-ups and small digital product studios.

Additionally, I also have a couple of open-source packages which I maintain. These packages/libraries are used by other developers, and are a great way to showcase my skills and knowledge as most were conceived from real-world problems; in addition to making development easier for other developers/engineers.

In my spare time, I usually play video games, reading or exploring new technologies as well as contributing to (or updating my) open source projects. Yeah, I love movies too - action and comedy movies in particular.

Experience

2023 — 2026

Full-Stack Developer

LegitCar

  • Developed APIs used by external businesses.
  • Led platform upgrade and B2B version deployment
  • Handled partner communication and critical decision-making
  • Managed data migration across databases with zero data loss
  • Designed front-end components for the company's novel vehicle listing platform
  • Improved the platform's performance and SEO ranking
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2022 — 2024

Software Engineer (Contract)

ICT Networld

  • Refactored legacy codebase and integrated API services like payment, SMS and verification APIs.
  • Mentored junior developers and fixed vulnerabilities
  • Collaborated on mobile app development
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2022

Full-Stack Developer

Offpista

  • Developed and maintained web applications for various clients, focusing on responsive design and performance optimization.
  • Added features like color contrast checker and lead conversion interface
  • Working closely with cross-functional teams, including developers, designers, and product managers, to implement and advocate for best practices in web accessibility
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2022

Software Developer & Data Analyst Intern

University of Nigeria, Nsukka

  • Analyzed a research topic on national economics via GDP vs. FOREX data.
  • Developed in-house staff clocking system
  • Mentored junior developers
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2021 - 2022

Chat Moderator

New Message Services

  • Resolved customer issues and managed logs

2020 - 2021

Software Engineer

Webloit

  • Developed and managed e-commerce platform
  • Implemented marketing and customer service features
  • Developed and maintained web applications for various clients, focusing on responsive design and performance optimization. Led the migration of legacy codebases to modern frameworks.
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2018

Web Developer (Intern)

Gtext Hub

  • Designed responsive websites and managed backend logic
  • Collaborated with designers and senior developers to create engaging websites and web applications for clients across various industries.
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Skills & Technologies

A snapshot of the tools and technologies I use to build efficient, scalable applications.

Frontend

Vue
Nuxt.js
React
Next.js
TypeScript
JavaScript
Tailwind CSS
Bootstrap
WordPress
OpenAI

Backend

PHP
Laravel
Node.js
MySQL
PostgreSQL
Firebase
OpenAI

DevOps / Tools

Docker
Git
Nginx
AWS
Apache
OpenAI

Education

November 2018 – July 2023

Bachelor’s in Statistics

University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN)

March 2017 – April 2017

Diploma in Certified Ethical Hacking

Firewall Learning Solution

September 2008 – June 2014

Senior Secondary Certificate

Prince Charles International Secondary School

Certifications

June, 2025

Certificate of National Service

National Youth Service Corps (NYSC)

2023

Certificate of English Ability (C1-C2)

Emmersion

Projects

A selection of projects that showcase my skills in full-stack development, UI/UX design, and problem-solving.

E-commerce Platform
E-commerce Platform
A simple hobby e-commerce platform to showcase my skills in full-stack development, UI/UX design, and problem-solving. It features: product listings, a shopping cart, a checkout process, low-stock notifications, daily sales reports, and more.
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Car Management System
Car Management System
On this system, you can: valuate a vehicle, verify its stolen status, get registration details and vehicle reports/documents, and more. This is just a snippet of the full system - the page where you can set the API keys as well as webhooks to communicate with this system.
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FinTech
FinTech
A FinTech platform that allows you to manage your finances, investments, and more. It contains: investment management, portfolio management, and more.
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School Management System (SMS)
School Management System (SMS)
An Ed-Tech platform to manage schools and their students including guardians. It contains: assignment management, attendance management, student management, and more.
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Mobile Statistics (MobStats) App
Mobile Statistics (MobStats) App
A mobile app replica of basic tools found in SPSS and Excel for data analysis and learning.
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Check App
Check App
A free style app I created to track debtors and creditors (if at all).
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Gamers Rite
Gamers Rite
A web-based tic-tac-toe-like game.
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Loan Management App
Loan Management App
A simple and user-friendly free-style project to manage loans and payments.
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Ego
Ego
An open-source project that handles switching between multiple payment gateways (supported in this package). It is constantly updated to support new gateways and payment methods.
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Mmuo
Mmuo
Mmuo is a Javascript library aimed at making life easy for developers in running common day-to-day tasks. It simplifies task like event handling, DOM manipulation (you'll so much love this), form submission via AJAX and some utility functions which are documented when you visit the link.
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Code
Code
Just a sneak peak into how I code. 😉
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Get In Touch

If you would like to discuss a project or just say hi, I'm always down to chat.

Let's work together

I'm currently available for freelance work and full-time opportunities. Feel free to reach out if you have a project in mind or just want to connect.

mekus600@gmail.com
+2349098464316
Lagos, Nigeria